Nostalgia

Love Is My Anchor – Lisa Leonard Jewelry

Note: the anchor necklace was provided by Lisa Leonard but words and photo are mine. It's amazing what happens when you put stuff out into the universe. I have been talking about anchor imagery for a while, because my dad was a sailor. A competitive…

Hands

We went in for a well check recently and things were different. The questions were more teen-oriented and Dex got embarrassed. Not terribly so, because HELLO, he knows EVERYTHING, but just enough to show we were entering new territory.He had to get a bunch of…

Happy Fourth of July!

I may not be too thrilled with our government lately but I still love this country! Where else can we blow stuff up in the name of patriotism??? Have a safe and fun holiday, fellow Americans!  Public domain photo from Pixabay

They Dedicated A Piano To Us.

I still can't believe it.Our annual rock concert school fundraiser, Tellerpalooza, was on May 11th and it was incredible. We raised $18,000 for Dex's school in one night - with the help of amazing performers like Gregg Tobo, John Common, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Rachel and…

Writer’s Block

When people ask me, I often say I am a mom blogger, because I certainly started out that way. Most of what I wrote about were things Dex was up to, in order to help me remember them.As he grew, I pulled back to protect…
Joe King of The Fray

Joe King (of The Fray) at The Bluebird Theater

For a long time, The Fray has been one of my favorite bands. Watching them rise to stardom has been almost like rooting for your local baseball team (if I liked sports). Oh, The Fray are appearing on another national something or other? Time to…